The life of Sir Alexander Fleming, discoverer of penicillin. Translated from the French by Gerard Hopkins and with an introd. by Robert Cruickshank.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: French Publication details: New York, Dutton [1959]Edition: [1st ed.]Description: 293 p. illus. 22 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 926.1
LOC classification:
  • QR31.F5 M353
Contents:
1. In the beginning was Scotland. -- 2. The twists in the path. -- 3. The nature of Wright. -- 4. Fleming and Wright. -- 5. The Prentice years. -- 6. The war of 1914-18. -- 7. Children and men. -- 8. First hope: the Lysozyme. -- 9. The mould juice. -- 10. Penicillin. -- 11. A new magic bullet: the sulphonamides. -- 12. The Oxford team. -- 13. War and glory. -- 14. Sir Alexander Fleming. -- 15. The Nobel prize. -- 16. Envoy extraordinary. -- 17. The silences of Professor Fleming. -- 18. The delphic oracle. -- 19. Too short a happiness.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Books (30-Day Checkout) Books (30-Day Checkout) Nash Library General Stacks QR31.F5M353 1 Available 33710000546536

Includes bibliography.

WAR, NEWBERY,

1. In the beginning was Scotland. -- 2. The twists in the path. -- 3. The nature of Wright. -- 4. Fleming and Wright. -- 5. The Prentice years. -- 6. The war of 1914-18. -- 7. Children and men. -- 8. First hope: the Lysozyme. -- 9. The mould juice. -- 10. Penicillin. -- 11. A new magic bullet: the sulphonamides. -- 12. The Oxford team. -- 13. War and glory. -- 14. Sir Alexander Fleming. -- 15. The Nobel prize. -- 16. Envoy extraordinary. -- 17. The silences of Professor Fleming. -- 18. The delphic oracle. -- 19. Too short a happiness.